JHZR2
Staff member
Hi,
Can you ever have too much battery power from a single battery in an automotive application?
Say your car is specced for some small, 500CCA battery, and you shoehorn in a huge group 49 diesel battery at over 1000CCA... is this bad?
If your car is OE with a 700CCA battery and you put in an 800 or 850, will ti harm stuff? Will too much power go through the starter, or will it always only draw enough to spin at one constant speed, and thus always be OK?
I dont want to harm the system by putting in too many CCA, CA, or too big of a battery (provided that it will fit), but see that the reserve capacity and added starting power is nice to have, especially in the wintertime.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
JMH
Can you ever have too much battery power from a single battery in an automotive application?
Say your car is specced for some small, 500CCA battery, and you shoehorn in a huge group 49 diesel battery at over 1000CCA... is this bad?
If your car is OE with a 700CCA battery and you put in an 800 or 850, will ti harm stuff? Will too much power go through the starter, or will it always only draw enough to spin at one constant speed, and thus always be OK?
I dont want to harm the system by putting in too many CCA, CA, or too big of a battery (provided that it will fit), but see that the reserve capacity and added starting power is nice to have, especially in the wintertime.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
JMH